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Mumtaz Hussain UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has reaffirmed its strong support to the United Nations (UN)’ central role in addressing global challenges, including those related to peace and security, development and climate change. The…

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved a $300 million loan for reducing air pollution in Punjab. According to a statement issued by the World Bank, the loan will be provided under the Punjab Clean Air Program. The World Bank stated that…

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has said that India has violated all basic rights of religious minorities and cannot claim to be called champion of the rights of minorities. In a briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said…

WASHINGTON: Columbia University's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, has stepped down one week after it agreed to significant changes amid a heated battle with the Trump administration over its federal funding. The government this month…

PAKPATTAN: An eight-year-old boy killed his mother in the Pakpattan town of Punjab. According to local media, the minor boy asked his mother to give him money for Eid. However, when she refused, the boy punched her in the chest with a…

BANGKOKA: A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand. Much…

LAHORE: MRC Pakistan, in collaboration with POEPA Punjab, hosted a capacity-building workshop on ethical recruitment and migrant worker protection, says a press release. The initiative aimed to enhance the capacity of OEPs by equipping…

ISLAMABAD: Key decisions were taken at a meeting of the civil and military leadership chaired by the prime minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Friday to expose those behind the attack on a passenger train and other terror activities in…

HOUSTON: The House of Representatives of the State of Texas presented a resolution recognizing 23rd March as Pakistan Day.  The resolution also recognizes the social, religious, linguistic, and economic contributions of the…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump thanked American Muslims for their support in the presidential election while speaking at an Iftar dinner at the White House. President Trump hosted an Iftar dinner at the White House, which was…